Walter Alessi has enjoyed a legendary career at MIT, collecting
numerous postseason honors since beginning his Tech voyage in 1975.
A nine-time conference Coach of the Year, his most recent selection
came at the conclusion of the 2014 season. With a 254-268 record in
tote, Alessi ranks first all-time in wins at the Institute by a
substantial margin.

The 1995 New England Division III Coach of the Year, Alessi
received the Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award from the
Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coach Association in 2013. He was
named the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA)
Man of the Year in 2007 for his outstanding years of service. Since
then, the honor was renamed "The Alessi Award" and is given out
annually at the NEILA East-West All-Star Game. Alessi was elected
to the Hall of Fame of the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the
Lacrosse Foundation in 1999 and was the inaugural recipient of the
Vincent Lobello Sportsmanship Award in 1980. He was also a finalist
for the USILA Coach of the Year award the same season. In 1977, MIT
won the Marster's Award as the most improved team in New
England.

Alessi received a Bachelor's of Science in physical education
from the University of Massachusetts in 1968 and went on to earn
Master's degrees in education from Rhode Island College and
University of Massachusetts-Boston. He started his coaching career
at Rogers High School and St. George's School in Middletown, R.I.
Upon departing St. George's, the school named its lacrosse most
valuable player award in Alessi's honor. From 1973-75, he taught
and coached at Westwood (Mass.) High School, where he started the
lacrosse program on a club basis.

Alessi is currently a member of the ECAC Division III Tournament
selection committee. He previously served as the president and then
the secretary/treasurer of the NEILA, participated on the New
England rating board, and chaired the East-West All-Star Game.